Vital medical services at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, have collapsed, aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warned Monday.
The hospital’s surgical capacity is now “almost non-existent” and the handful of remaining medical staff are left with “very low supplies that are insufficient to handle mass casualty events,” the international medical aid group — also known as Doctors Without Borders — said.
There are between 300 and 350 patients left at Nasser hospital who are unable to evacuate, MSF said.
“It is too dangerous and there are no ambulances. These patients have war-related injuries such as open wounds, lacerations from explosions, fractures, and burns,” it said in a statement.
MSF also shared the testimony of one nurse, identified only as Rami, who they said was trapped inside Nasser hospital. He said five dead people and 50 wounded arrived at the emergency room on Thursday, but there was no one to care for them.
"There was no staff left at the ER (emergency room) of Nasser hospital. There were no beds, just a few chairs and no staff, just a few nurses,” Rami said. “We managed with what we had, tried to stop the bleeding, and sort the patients there. It was a horrible event and really affected me psychologically,” he added.